A lovely hike with dog this morning—a hike under mostly overcast skies, and with very light snow falling. About freezing, hardly a breeze, not many birds about. Tried to track a flicker down, but it was calling from too far away.
However, in afternoon, back home, I heard one out the window and, lo, two were perched in a tree out back. They posed for photos before flying away.
More snow tonight (rather surprisingly), but not too much. Will be a whitened hike in the morning.
Grandeur Peak Area List
Beginning at 9:05 a.m. (MST), I hiked several hundred feet up a mountain.
1. Woodhouse’s Scrub-jay
2. Black-billed Magpie* (v)
3. Rock Pigeon*
4. Spotted Towhee
5. Northern Flicker* (v)
6. Dark-eyed Junco
7. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
8. Eurasian Collared-dove
9. House Finch* (v)
10. Pine Siskin (v)
Elsewhere
12. American Robin
11. European Starling
Mammals
Red Squirrel (v)
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American robin, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, Eurasian collared dove, European starling, house finch, northern flicker, pine siskin, rock pigeon, spotted towhee, Woodhouse’s scrub jay
